![]() The site lies within the vicinity of landmarks such as Petaling Street, sporting venues including Merdeka Stadium, Stadium Negara and the Chin Woo Stadium, three schools (the Victoria Institution, the Methodist Boys' School and the Chinese-type Jalan Davidson Primary School), and the stalled Plaza Rakyat project (across the Ampang Line). The building is situated on Jalan Hang Jebat, on the location of the former Merdeka Park (subsequently repurposed into an open-air car park). Sixty out of the 80 storeys of office space will be reserved for Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB), the developer of the project, and its subsidiaries. The non-rentable space consists of elevators, recreational and maintenance facilities, as well as parking spaces for up to 8,500 cars. It will be surrounded by four acres of urban and linear parks. It has two observation decks, the first inside the building and the second inside the spire, and a retail business center ( 118 Mall). The building is a mix of office spaces, hotels, and retail outlets and an observatory floor which will be the highest observation deck in Southeast Asia. It was constructed in three phases and consists of 400,000 square metres (4,300,000 square feet) of residential, hotel and commercial space. When completed in 2023, the tower became the tallest building in Malaysia. ![]() The Merdeka 118 (the whole precinct's) development is a 19 acres (7.7 ha) land funded by Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB), with a budget of RM5 billion. The building will also be the first in Malaysia to receive a triple platinum rating from worldwide sustainability certifications, including Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED). It surpassed the 453.6 m (1,488 ft) Exchange 106 to become the tallest building in Malaysia and surpassed the 461.2 m (1,513 ft) Landmark 81 to become the tallest building in Southeast Asia, taking these titles by virtue of its 158 m (518 ft) tall spire. It is the tallest building in Malaysia and Southeast Asia. The spire of the building was completed in December 2022, which marked its final height of 678.9 m (2,227 ft) above ground and 700.9 m (2,300 ft) above sea level. The building's name, Merdeka, which means "independence" in Malay, is inspired by its proximity to Stadium Merdeka. At 678.9 m (2,227 ft) tall, it is the second-tallest building and structure in the world, only behind the Burj Khalifa at 828 m (2,717 ft). Merdeka 118, formerly known as Menara Warisan Merdeka, KL 118 and PNB 118, is a 118-story megatall skyscraper in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. MR3 Maharajalela Monorail station of the KL Monorail KG17 Merdeka MRT station of the Kajang LineĪG8 SP8 Plaza Rakyat LRT station via KG17 ![]() Robertson Associates, Robert Bird Group in association with Arup įirst skyscraper to exceed 500 m (1,600 ft) and 600 m (2,000 ft) in Malaysia and Southeast Asia Neo-futurism and Malay traditional songket patternįender Katsalidis in association with RSP KL Mixed-use: Shopping complex, housing properties, hotel, observation, public park, office 'Independence Heritage Tower'), KL 118, PNB 118
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